Chapter 9 : New home and new dangers...

The party went on deeply into the night and stories were still being told, months after it, about how Pinkie had fired the most strange balloon animals from her party canon seen in ages. Safe to say, Alex got drunk hard again that night, all thanks to Berry and Applejack challenging him to a drinking challenge, which he lost to Berry by a landslide. All he could remember after the start of said challenge was, how Big Mac was carrying him and Applejack on his strong back, seemingly chattering with Apple Bloom.

The next morning was like the usual ones for the most part, he got up, brushed his teeth, got into the house for a ice cold shower, enjoyed breakfast with the Apple family and then went on to do his work. All that with a major difference, he had the hangover of ages. His head hurt like Big Mac was stomping on it the moment he slightly awoke. He almost fell out of bed and had kind of a cranky mood until he had gotten his first cup of coffee, after that his mood lightened for the better.

He worked throughout the day like always, it was a particularly hot day today, making it feel like to him Celestia way aiming her sun rays directly at him, to slowly but surely burn him to a crisp. He was just getting done carrying a basket into the cellar for further juicing, when he noticed Twilight coming towards the farm at a alarmingly fast pace. He shrugged it off as nothing, as he assumed she was here because she had something important to tell to Applejack but was even more surprised, that once she saw him, she changed course and barreled straight towards him.

"Alex! There a bad news, like really bad news!" She halfway shouted when she stood before him, making him wince. " I just got a letter from Princess Celestia and-" He raised his hand cutting her off.

"Princess Twilight, no matter the problem, i am sure that you'd rather talk about it with Applejack and-"

"It is about Berry and her ex husband!!" This now effectively shut him up fully, his eyes widened as he nodded, listening fully now. " I got a letter from the Princess regarding members of the guard that are being sended back to Ponyville and among them is Berry's ex, Silver Mane!"

Alex swallowed heavily. "So it is true, he never was convicted? Quite possibly because his guard colleagues protected him from it. And now she is sending him back here, where he could just keep on hurting Berry?"

To that Twilight nodded with a worried face. "Yeah, that is what scared me too. But this is also our chance, to finally get him to justice, if he does continue his crimes here we have a chance to finally do some good to the system."

"While that may be true Twilight, how do you expect to get him red handed, you are a princess yourself so he wont act in any way suspicious around you, and the other guards are protecting him in his crimes? Who or what is supposed to make him be caught?" His look was dead serious, she on the other hand lifted her hoof and just pointed at him.

"You, you Alex, you will get him. I admit i am not the biggest fan of you, to hay with that, i dont even consider you a friend in any way or form but i respect you in some way for wanting to help Berry with those problems and all that."

Alex stared at her, then began laughing loudly.

"You really think i would be able to get any information's on Berry's ex? How, ponies don't talk to me, ponies don't want me around them and...- He was being silenced by her hoof over his lips.

"And ponies ignore you, they don't care if you are around. Do you understand, you just stay close to Berry, give her tips to defend herself if he tries anything, heck protect her and her daughter if needed." He nodded in understanding.

"I see what you mean.....but how do we make it believable that i stay around Berry all the time?" he rubbed his chin in deep thought. To that Twilight had no idea, she also tried to think of some solution.

Then Alex facepalmed all off a sudden. "I am such a moron, i know how we do it! Excuse me for a second, i gotta talk to Applejack fast about this." With that he zoomed off towards the apple trees. After five minutes he returned with Applejack in tow. Twilight wanted to speak up but Applejack raised her hoof

"No need for explainin' a second time Twi, Alex told me what is goin' on, Berry's abusive ex is comin' back and ya want to stop him, that is good. Although Ah don't like the fact that ya want to use him, he said he wanted it himself so, ah will say okay. Hopefully we can protect the two with that." She sighed but gave a small smile.

Twilight looked at the two, clearly confused not understanding. "What are you two talking about, what is that idea of yours Alex?"

"I will let myself get seemingly sold off to Berry for.....sexual reasons for a few months. She showed interest a while ago, so if we do it this way, I will be able to stay close to her and her daughter and protect her if needed. It is the only way this can work i can think off." He spoke with clear confidence as he smiled.

Twilight herself now sighed but nodded. "A-alright, it seems to be the only way this can work out but dindn't you say that you were a virgin and....wanted to save your first time for....someone special?"

He nodded. "Yes i said that but this is more important than my feelings, so if she wants it i will play along, although lately she seemed more interested in me being her drinking buddy and snuggle pal so maybe it will be okay."

Applejack nodded and smiled sadly. "Please Alex, keep the collar though....and don't forget about us okay, ya are always welcome on the farm." She gave him a sincere and tight hug. "Ah will go and inform Berry now, let's see what she says." with that she let go and walked off towards the town.

Two hours later Applejack returned, trotting behind her Berry Punch, skipping a bit in her walk. "Here she is, ah got her as she was buying some groceries, so we went to her home first. But she agreed to buyin' ya Alex, so soon you won't work here anymore."

"I would not call it buying him, I'd rather call it freeing him. I know you treated him good but i just want a drinking buddy so yeah, having him around will be great and worth the money." She smiled up at Alex, then pulled out a quite big bag of bits and gave it to Applejack. "Now after that's done..." She walked over to Alex side and gave him a soft hug. "Let's get you to your new home shall we?" To which he nodded with a smirk.

As they were about to leave Apple Bloom ran up to him and hugged him. " Ah know ah can't change it but please don't forget about us! "

He smiled down at her with a soft smile and chuckled. "I won't forget any of you, remember once i have Berry's collar, if she gives me one, i will be able to visit you at school or at least see you when i bring her daughter home, if she let's me." Apple Bloom smiled at that and nodded before running into the house.

With that the two were on their way. "What did you mean, a collar, why would you need that to move around freely in town?" Inquired Berry.

"Oh yeah, you probably don't know that, but since i am seen as a servant by society i need to have a sign of you owning me on me, so that the town guards let me walk around freely." She frowned at that.

"That is stupid and i don't like it one bit, you are no danger to no one and especially not a servant to me. You are my friend." She huffed and stomped with one hoof.

"To you maybe Berry, but to society i am, i mean you could order me to eat you out and i would be obligated to do so by law." He looked at the ground blushing.

She to that only snickered. "Don't worry, Applejack told me everything about you being well....a virgin, so i won't do such things without your okay but...." a devious smirk creeped on her face as she walked infront of him. "This is what you could have." She swayed her tail to the side,giving him a full view of her marehood, making him blush even harder and look away as they made their way to town.

When they entered town this time however the usually stationed guards where nowhere to be seen. "Where are the guards? I mean, they must be around right?" Berry looked around to spot them.

"Quite possibly they are probably at the celebration for the returned guard members. I heard that there were some that were sended back." She nodded as they made their way to her house, it was a two story home, looking homely and cozy. Over the door hung a wooden sign that was turned to the wall.

"Umm what does that mean Berry?" he pointed to the sign to which she laughed happily.

"Oh yeah i never told you my job, i am a barmare and part of my home is a bar, Ponyville's best bar if you ask me. I hoped that you maybe could step in for me as a barstallion from time to time?" She smiled.

"Of course i can, i would love to. I will have to learn the specific drinks though first, i know some from my world but i bet the recipes from here are different."

She shook her head as she unlocked the door and opened it. "No no, i want you to make your kinds drinks in my bar, what better way to promote a bar,than to have drinks that are not from this world. You will get my business booming. So please teach me your drinks and i teach you mine, so we are on the same page."

He nodded as they entered the house, or rather the bar part of it. As he had expected it was a cozy but rather small business room, but with many tables, a small stage for musicians and a really huge assortments of liqueur and booze of all kinds. She then led him to the private house part. A cozy and friendly decorated living room with a fireplace. A small but effective kitchen and of course some storage rooms and a bathroom all for the house alone. Then there was the staircase, one leading up and one down.

"Up are mine and Pinchie's room, although you will also sleep in my room of course, can't just have you sleep on the ground or the couch. Also up there is a bathroom and a few other rooms. Down is our cellar for booze, wine and the likes of that. So, what do you think?" she turned to him, a big smile on her face.

"It is great Berry, really,i like it a lot, it is so....homely. But to be clear, how would i sleep in your room, i won't take your bed, that is for sure, so I'd rather take the couch." He smiled back.

"Why silly we sleep in the bed together of course, i am a big cuddle mare and i had no one to cuddle for a long time, so i need you to compensate for that." She giggled happily.

That made him blush once more, deeper this time. "N-no, i....i know you have a daughter. I know how kids can be if suddenly there is a different person invading the house so...."

To that Berry became a lot more serious. "Believe me Alex, you being here and being you....is what Pinch needs right now i think." She then put her happy smile back on. " I think Pinch should be coming home very soon from school, so you should be able to meet her in person, i bet she will like you." To that Alex only chuckled nervously rubbing the back of his head.

A few hour later the door to the house opened once again and small fast hooves could be heard. Alex was in the kitchen making a cup of tea at the moment while Berry was relaxing on the couch. Originally Berry had been the one wanting to make tea but Alex had insisted that since he had been officially bought he may as well do some work worth the money.

Also he needed something to do to calm himself down, as Berry had kept teasing him playfully and what he assumed to be accidental had shown him her goods a few times.

The little hooves ran a bit further till a voice could be heard. Obviously the one of a child.

"Moom! Are you home? I am home!" The voice had such a jovial tone to it that it lifted his spirits from hearing it alone.

"Yeah i am Pinchy, in the living room!" Berry called back, soon the little hooves came closer as the kitchen was connected to the living room through a simple door. "How was school Pinchy?" Berry asked with a smile as she embraced her daughter in a hug.

"It was good, although Diamond Tiara made fun of everyone again and we got a lot of homework from Miss Cheerilee." Whined Berry Pinch.

"Well you know how Diamond is, she is just like her mother, believe me. And concerning your homework, we both know that you don't have that much homework. But besides that...i want you to meet someone. He from now on will be living here, don't worry he is very nice. Alex could you come out please?"

Alex sighed deeply and stepped out to see Berry Pinch look up at him with big eyes, then a smile spread on her face.
"Hi, i have seen you before, you are that guy that helps out Applejack on the farm right? Apple Bloom told me about you!"

He chuckled and crouched down. "Yeah that is me, your mom payed the Apple family a lot of money to free me, although we decided on keeping up the play that she bought me."

"But why? It makes no sense, shouldn't we all be treated the same, like not like this?" Pinch raised a eyebrow.

"Yeah that is what would be best, a dream, but sadly many ponies don't want that, they like how it is at the moment." A small frown came to his lips.

"Well we in this house see you as our equal b-but....can i ask you something?" He nodded and listened closely. "W-w-will you protect mommy from bad ponies....there are many ponies that are mean to her and...." She looked at the ground.

Alex smiled softly and made her look him in the eyes. "Berry Pinch, hereby i swear that i won't let anyone hurt your mommy or you. Now that i am here those nasty ponies will have to pick a fight with me first." he smirks and she nods before giving him a quick hug and rushing up to her room.

"I didn't know you were good with kids Alex." Added Berry Punch.

Alex smiled softly and nodded. "Neither did i, but i can promise you, i will find a way to botch it up probably."

"Now, i won't open my bar before the weekend again so....let's head to the bar and you show me some of your worlds drinks." He chuckled and nodded in response as they made their way to the bar.

At the bar Berry sat down in one of the bar stools and looked at him as he took his place behind the counter. "So i know you are a drinker like me too so, i know you know how to make a good drink. Make me something light and sweet first please."

He nodded and looked at the bottles till he had found what he was looking for. He then mixed creme the menthe, creme the cacao and some cream into a shaker with ice, shook it for a while and then strained it into a cocktail glass.

"And there you have it, the classic grasshopper!"

She just giggled and picked up the drink. "Cute name and seems sweet....let's see..." with that she took a sip. "Mhhm, sweet and chocolate heavy. Some mares would pay a lot for something like this." she then downed the drink in one gulp. "Now make me one of the strongest drinks you can make, do not hold back at all."

He grinned and nodded, filling a highball glass with equal parts of vodka, rum, gin, tequila sweet & sour, lemon lime soda and blue curacao and stirred the whole thing a few times till garnishing it with a slice of lime and a cherry.

"Dare to drink it and all i can tell you in Equestria is adios motherbucker, that's why we will call it that!" he smirks as she giggled before picking it up.

"I know this will be strong so, if i fall please catch me and carry me to bed." With that she began downing the drink, stopping halfway through it. "Damn, this stuff is good. Make me more of this and i may really fall into your arms." She wiggled her eyebrows making the young man blush.

"Now give me something spicy!" With that she downed her drink fully and the drink testing continued.

A few drinks later and many more jokes and laughs between the two, the darkness of the evening slowly arrived. "I think i should get Pinchy into bed, could you clean up the bar a bit and then join me in the bedroom?"

He nodded while he blushed like mad, beginning to clean the bar. Berry Punch made her way up to her daughters room and entered. Berry Pinch was already within her bed and smiled as she saw her mom enter.

"Hey mommy. Could you tell me a bedtime story?" Berry Punch nodded and sat down on her daughters bedside and began to tell the story. It was a story of a heroic knight that sadly had been betrayed by his fellow knights and been casted out of the knights league. But despite that he kept doing good and helped people and in the end he was the most beloved knight in the whole kingdom, giving the knight a happy ending. By the time the ending had come around Berry Pinch was halfway asleep.

"M-mommy.....will Alex be our knight?" She was drifting off to sleep and already half in dreamland.

"I am sure he will be, i am sure he already is." She gave her daughter a kiss on the forehead and went to her room quietly.
When she entered her room she saw Alex sitting on the bed his back turned to her. With a grin she sneaked up on him and then pounced on him, pulling him into a hug.

"Whaa! Berry you scared me to bits!" She laughed as she cuddled into his back.

"I told you i needed some more cuddles so...., i bought you so i demand cuddles now!" she smiled as he chuckled simply and hugged her back.

"Your wish is my command." He replied and cuddled her, petting her ears a lot, making her coo out in pure bliss and lean into his hand which made him pet her ears only more. By this point she had snuggled herself into his chest, giving him access to her soft belly which he used to his advantage, rubbing and caressing her belly, making her squeal in happiness.

"I can tell you needed those cuddles too, are there more things you need?" She wiggled her eyebrows, making him blush again like a tomato but he returned for the teasing by cuddling her more.

The two kept cuddling and snuggling till they fell asleep slowly, her being snuggled into his arms.

Through the window two ice blue eyes watched the two cuddle, hatred clearly in them. "That whorse, she dares to cheat on me with such a ugly piece of filth? Oh i will show her, i will show her good, her and that monster will suffer. But first...i need to get the perfect moment to strike her....where it hurts her the most....our lovely little daughter....Pinchy." Silver mane grinned darkly as a horrible plan formed in his head, one he would soon set into motion.

Author's Note

Well here you have chapter nine, it is much more soft i know, but the foreshadowing is strong with this one. As always constructive criticism is wanted, but also every kind of comment is. See ya next time!!